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Personal info

Full name
LEMUS, Juan
Date of birth
6 May 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Texas
Hometown
La Joya, Hidalgo County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38257560
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kayersberg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 22 8

Immediate family

Members
Jose Lemus (father)
Guadelupe Lemus (mother)
Lucia Lemus (sister)
Margerita Lemus (sister)
Maria Lemus (sister)
Angelita Lemus (sister)
Matilda Lemus (brother)
Fidel Lemus (brother)
Josephina Lemus (sister)
Juan J. Lemus (brother)
Jose Lemus (brother)
Lucia Lemus (sister)
Josephina Lemus (sister)

More information

Pfc Juan Lemus was a farmhand before he enlisted on 15 February 1942.

From September 1944 to October 1944 he was hospitalized for wounds at his mouth, caused by small arms fire.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laurette D